Architectural design

Enviromental design

Landscape Architecture

Legislation

Project Management and Consulting

Interior Design and Architecture

ABOUT

photo by: Guram Chachanidze

Zoi Kotsampasi was born and works in Athens. She studied Architecture at the National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A.) and received her Diploma of Architecture Degree in 1986. In 2012, she received MSc from the Hellenic Open University (H.O.U), in Greece, School of Sience and Technology, in Environmental Cities and Building Design, under honorary scholarship,

She has participated in Greek and international conferences in relation to the bioclimatic design of buildings and open spaces, the implementation of passive systems and sustainable energy - behavior of the human environment. She has been awarded in Greek national architectural competitions.

In 1990 she founded ARCHITECTURAL LAB - ZOI KOTSAMPASI + PARTNERS. She undertakes the implementation of building plans, designing with a persistence to perfection, and taking into account the spherical perception of space. Her architectural works are subject to the principles of bioclimatic design. Her main concern in creating is the dialogue of the buildings with technology, the social resultants, history, the geographical terrain and the climatic elements of each place.

Her Architectural Lab consists of stable partners in all specialties related to both the creation of small projects, as well as large investments. Engineers of all disciplines, environmentalists, economists, business and technical consultants, in addition to building contractors, all comprise her team. Her active participation in all stages of design, her supervision during the creation and her persistence to perfection, combined with the stable relationships with her clients has resulted in the creation of successful projects.

Projects

PERIODIC COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION SPACE AT THE PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP STADIUM

The hotel is built in an old olive grove that is adjacent the shoreline. Largely this consists of three buildings. The main building hosts the communal areas of the complex (the reception, restaurant, recreational area, spa, congress hall 400 seats, etc.), together with 102 bedrooms and suites. The second building features 46 rooms and the third features 26 furnished family apartments.

HOLIDAY HOUSE BY THE SEASIDE

The house was created in an area in contact with the sea. Developed in three levels. It is designed for a family with 6 children. The building program provided independent rooms for the children, two guest rooms, public areas and a pool.

The establishment was created in the place of an old hotel, for which a large part of it was demolished. The remaining part was restored and developed with the aim to house the semi-open spaces of the store. In contact with the existing part, a new building was established that houses the main area, which was transformed and operates as a CLUB.

This is a seasonally operated hotel located on a slope with a steep tangential towards the sea. It is organized in 4 buildings. The first building consists of the hotel’s public functions (reception, restaurant, lounge), while the other three buildings are comprised of apartments. At the lowest point of the land site, the pool and the pool bar are being constructed. The Hotel capacity is 100 bedrooms. The design follows the texture of the terrain and the views, while the volume of the buildings follow the microscale of the landscape of the island, taking into account local climatic data.

GROUP OF TWO HOUSES PROJECT

The central idea of the design was the creation of two houses and their surrounding spaces, as a “living” system, bioclimatic and adaptable to weather changes. Their sustainable building shells are foreseen to protect the interior spaces and to provide a comfortable habitation with almost zero energy consumption

This is a seasonally operated hotel located on a slope with a steep tangential towards the sea. It is organized in 4 buildings. The first building consists of the hotel’s public functions (reception, restaurant, lounge), while the other three buildings are comprised of apartments. At the lowest point of the land site, the pool and the pool bar are being constructed. The Hotel capacity is 100 bedrooms. The design follows the texture of the terrain and the views, while the volume of the buildings follow the microscale of the landscape of the island, taking into account local climatic data.

SERVICES

Architectural design

Zoi has worked with a variety of clients including individuals, companies and investors. She possesses vision, creativity and reliability, while the primary objective is to support clients in every step, large or small, to promote modern and responsible solutions towards the realization of their vision.

Interior Architecture

An integral part of the architectural physiognomy and the functionality of a project that is considered by Zoi's Architectural Lab, is the design of its interior space, the quality of which is determined by the boundaries of its individual functions, the choice of textures, materials, colors of the furniture and their arrangement in space. Of crucial importance is the study of lighting. Spaces feature plenty of natural light, while the artificial light complimenting the ambient light is aimed at a creative approach of the interior space with sophisticated aesthetic sensibility

Landscape architecture

In the open spaces, Zoi creates grids of movement and convergence that are not only physical, but also visual. The spaces become a kind of theater where the visitor is both a spectator and protagonist. Its design ensures favorable conditions both in terms of thermal comfort and an improved quality of the environment through the use of bioclimatic and general environmental principles. The planting of vegetation, an organic element of the configurations, is used to introduce axes of movement and standstill, to layout activities, and to control and normalize climatic conditions.

Enviromental design

The architectural design of the shell of the building re-becomes their skin, which protects the interior, reacts to external stimuli, responds to a variety of climatic conditions that include extreme temperatures, solar radiation, meteorological phenomena and wind. It adds color and texture, it adapts and mutates, as does the skin of living organisms. Continuous briefing in relation to the development of new technologies is a key tool for Zoi in designing buildings for which their "shell-skins" to perceive what is happening in the environment and to react properly and quickly, aiming for the comfort of their users and the reduction of energy consumption.

Renovations

Modernization Maintenance - restoration - renovation - reuse. Executed within the knowledge framework for interventions with modern techniques, new materials and the philosophy that buildings live, breathe, mutate. In connection with the modernization of commercial premises such as hotel facilities, the interventions conducted are driven by excellent functionality, aesthetics, durability and controlled costs.

Consulting and project management

Zoi's office provides an independent project management service with the aim to advise and help to coordinate its customers in choosing the subject of their investment and to receive it realized at a specific time, at a predetermined cost and with excellent quality.

Legislation

Offers full service and comprehensive customer support at all stages of a project. Provides all approvals by the Greek public services, such as economical and environmental studies, planning permission etc., while ensuring a smooth construction process.

AWARDS & PAPERS

1st Prize in the National Architectural competition: «Passive Solar Residence»

3rd Prize in the National Architectural competition: «Monument of National reconciliation»